The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-01-28

lauio 70 reSLtlctlye liquor leglslaulon, ana
immediately Following It's announcement
two bills were introduced affecting the liquor
tr.fic. Tn first. by Mr.. Dodd, is entitled
10 prevent drunk enness Inc provides for
line and imprisonment for the offense of
Overlooking. The other, by Mr.. Fletcher,
provides for local option.
On the application of one fourth OF the legal
voters OF any county it becomes the duty of the
county clerk or register Of deeds to order an
election, at which the question Of license for
the sale Of liquors in the county shall be sub
mittcd In case a majority Of the votes cast
are against such license, any person
selling or giving away liquor within
punished for the first ofteuse bV q fine w" NOT ies Ss
that $50 nor more than 5000 or by imprison-
ment not exceeding fifty days; for each addi-
tlonal offense by a fine not less than 500 nor
more than $500, or by imprisonment in Jail not
exceeding three months.
Mr.. Fletcher, the author of the bill, Is pre-
pared to press il.
COMMITTEE CHANGES.
The following changes in committees were
announced by the speaker:
Insurance, Roger as chairman. in place of
ward, resigned, and who takes second place;
ra1lroads, Hobart as chairman, vice Stewart (of
Fall River resigned, and given second place;
education, Fletcher as chairman, vice Roger, re-
signed: appropriations, Berry as chairman, vice
Fletcher. resigned, and who takes second place;
WAYS and means, Stewart (Fal River as chair
man, vice Hobart, resigned.
~ AhO AOAAO INK GIG nutu u committees
previously announced: Penal institutions,
Mallory and Dutch; charitable institutions,
Ely and Millimore. Green presented q petit
ton OF the commissioners Of Morton county
relating TO the west line of tina county.
resolutions were offered by Sprague and
White looking to the removal of the saloon
from the basement OF the capitol building.
A committee was appointed 10 take the mat
ter in charge, and a bill will be prepared
covering the subject Bills introduced:
By Miltimore, providing for the publication of
the laws OF the session in one newspaper in each
county; also. exempting honorably discharged
soldiers from poll tax. By Patten Of Lawrence,
authorizing the division OF counties. BY Aikens,
providing that the salary of county attorneys,
where the population does not exceed 1000,
shall be 5000. and in no case shall exceed
$4,000. By Mallory. to oblige county treas
urers TO register warrants without compensa-
ton. BY Sprague, providing that the legal rate
OF interest shall be z per cent, with authority to
make contracts at 10 per cent, any contracts in
excess OF that rate being declared void.
COUNCIL.
In the council the house concurrent reso,
luton for supplying the members of the two
houses with newspapers was 80 amended as
to cover only papers containing the proceed
ings of this legislature, and adopted. DIR.
Galloway introduced a bill providing for
boards Of trade and chambers of commerce.
Council bills passed:
Legalizing the acts OF Henry Krogh as notary
public: providing for the appointment of clerks
OF committees. stenographer and subordinate
officers OF the legislature other than those now
provided by law: providing that private corpor-
ations may be formed under a general statute
except for the colonization of land and improve
ments thereon; the memorial to congress for
the passage Of Congressman Collins bill pro-
viding for the adjudication of the validity Of
certain land entries.
The consideration of the pharmacists bill
was postponed to Jan. %, on objection to
present consideration. The house bill for
the extension OF the time when the taxes of
1886 become delinquent was received and
on motion the senate bill was adopted as a
substitute. Adjourned The bill introduced
in the council by Galloway is as follows:
1t provides for the Incorporation Of twenty or
more persons in any village as a board OF trade
or chamber of commerce. The Incorporation is
to be governed in it's details by its bylaws and
have the usual powers of Interpretations, includ-
ing the power to collect assessments as provided
by the bylaws and not otherwise; but no mem
Der is to be liable for indebtedness beyond his
paid assessment.
the following were introduced:
BY Green, a joint resolution protesting against
the abandonment of the military post Fort
Abraham Lincoln. The memorial sets forth that
in event of such abandonment frontier settlers
will be placed at the mercy OF large bands OF
hostile Indians massed on reservations In the
vicinity: also that the post has great value as q
point at which to mass and forward troops in an
emergency. By Roger. to encourage county gri-
cultural societies. 1t appropriates $4,000, to
be placed at the disposal Of the territorial asso-
citation for the benefit Of county associations.
BY Williams, providing for not less than rive
county commissioners in all organized counties
having one thousand or more voters. By Har-
kins. to amend the session laws of 1885 80 as to
simplify the methods Of ascertaining and
adjusting loss by insurance companies.
BY Ensign, authorizing and empowering
organized counties to issue and dispose of
bonds TO provide funds to pay outstanding
debts. BY Stewart of Fall River, to locate q
soldiers home and provide funds therefor II
provides for an issue or Eonds Of the territory to
the amount of $50, 600, OF the denomination OF
ST., 900 each, bearing 8 per cent interest payable
semi-annually, cumming twenty years, and pay
able at The option of the territory after fifteen
years. Supervision is to be in { toard of three
managers, BY Fletcher, estabf:shing a terri
torial university at Ordway. 1t appropriates
$780, 600. By Adams. amending the general
election laws. IL Is a general statute. embody-
ing the best provisions OF the Pennsylvania, ILL
nois, Ohio and Iowa statutes, In addition to the
statute now In force In the territory, and Is COM
plete in itself.
IN THE COUNCIL
At the opening of the council. Matthews
Dodge in the chair to reconsider the
vote by which the private corporations bill
was passed yesterday, on the ground that as
passed 1t confiicted with the insurance law OF
1885. The motion prevailed, and the bill
was placed In order for third reading to-day.
Bills introduced:
BY Matthews, creating the Office Of county
auditor. BY Dodge, relating Co trials and jndg-
ments in civil actions. BY Ericsson. authorizing
counties and townships to issue bonds. sell the
same and apply the proceeds TO the payment OF
existing Indebtedness. BY Foster. to provide
for the inspection OF Illuminating oils and Raso-
line. By Hughes, fixing q penalty for the will
full neglect OF an officer to make reports required
by law. BY Hughes, to amend the political code
concerning the compensation OF public oh1ceps-
By McCumber, to amend the act TO provide Tor
the organization OF civil townships and the gov
eminent OF the same.
The bill to appropriate to the support of
| FIRE departments part of the tax on insur-